Winding-machine.



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` view of the same with the bobbin removed; LFig. 4,' a rear; view with a small portion `broken away. Figs. v and 6 are details.

.f .#For convenience of description my machine may be divided into the following gen- (Sllown in Figs. 1 and 2,) and the supply- .s ool-reversing.mechanism F.

the machine hereinafter specifically .de- .scribed are preferably employed in combinaf tion, some of them may nevertheless be omit- 5- -ted and the balance operated in the machine lwith more or less success.

'fixed to the removable shaft 2, having at 3 fast to the shaft 4.` 8 is a brake-pulley loose on the shaft 4. y 9 and 10 are-'two pawls-piv- Umfrnn As'iuirns l PATENT OFFICE.

AARCHIBALD D. SCOTT, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODEISLAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

WlNDlNG-NIACHINE.

Patented Nov. 6, 1.906.

Application tiled April 6, 1904. Serial No. 201,832.

.To a/ZZ whom it mayconcerm Beit known that I, ARCHIBALD D. SCOTT, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Providence, county of Providence, and State of Rhode Island, have invented a new chines, of whic the following is a specificaltion.

This invention is primarily intended as an improvement -upon the apparatus described 1n my. Patent No. 807,133 for the winding of' apparatus shown in my application of even date herewith as to adapt the same particularly'for the windingf-.of .wire of: comparathe accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is 2 is a side view of the same; Fig. 3, a front eral parts-viz., the supplyspool tension mechanism A and B, (shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 4,) the crane mechanism C, (shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3,) the crane lagging device D, (shown in-Figs.- 1 and 2,) the spindle mechanism E,

(Shown in igs. 1, 2,- and 5.)

Although the various general divisions of Moreover, in describing the details of these various general arts of the machine I do not wish to be unerstood asthereby limiting my claims to such details unless so specified.

a .The tension mechanism A andfB may be described as follows: 1 is the'supply-spool,

a 4tongue-and-groove connection with 4the ermanentashaft 4, carrying the fast and oose pulleys 5 and 6. 7 is a ratchet-wheeloted to the web of pulley 8 and heldin engagement .with theratchet 7 byA the' sprins 11 and 12. 13is a band-brakeapplied'to lever 14, fulcrumed to the-pin 15. 16 1s a vertical rod mounted adjacent to the double column 18 and 19 and piveted to the lever 14 and carrying a collar 17. 18 19 re resent the double column, across the top o which eX- tends the bearing 20 for the series of guidewheels 21. 22 is a corresponding seriesof guide-wheels mounted upon a carriage 23," sliding freely u on said column. w24-is a iinger fixed to sai carriage and so located vas-,to

contact with the lcollar, 17 in the movementj-' of said carriage.l 25 .is aweight/suspende by said carriage. The weighted camag'e is supported by the wire which extendsfr' A the supply-spoolflto -and repeatedly'arouii the series of wheels 21 'and l221f1f.'.'1`he-descen of said weighted carriage acts as a take-up vo the wire paid-:off fof the suppl when said descent has procee e far enough so that the linger 24is carriedout of contact raise the collar 17 and again releasethe b rakev The connection and the coaction between th brake and the supply-spool'willz-lb readilyf'f- .i l

apparent, inasmuch as said sup l fs. oel-.1S

fixed to the removable shaft 2, w ,4 is connected with 4the shaft 4, on whichjshaft is made fast the ratchet-Wheel, as afoifersfaidf." The ratchet-wheel 7 is connected; pulley 8 by the pawls 9 and 10, andthe handig, brake applied to the periphery ofthepull'ey 8 operates through the above mentioned parts to act upon the supply-spool 1.,` Y

The su ply-spool-reversing mechanism' F may be escribed as follows: When the reversal of the bobbin has returned enough wire to permit'the weighted carriageV 23 to descend to the point where the pin 26, fixed to the carriage, strikes the projecting lower periphery of the pulley 8 and operated by-.theh55 .e

with the collar 171 the-descent ofthe rod-16 l` permits `the lever 14 to apply the brake-.L13 and prevent the supply-spool from paying j out any more wire until the weightedfc'arriage take-up has been raised by the progress of the winding sufficiently for the nger-24ft r Ico i;

turning said -reversed direction. Since the supply-spool 1 will rewind the Wire faster than it is unwound from ,the bobbin, it will raise the weghted'frame 23 and cause the pin 26 to move the lever 28 by contacting Withl wire 7should suddenly be released, either Aby breakageor the looseningof the bobbinend thereof. This I.consists ,in mounting :the bearings for the series'of pulleys 22 on the rods 32;and 33, .which are normally-heldfby the tension on-the wire in the osition shown irl-Fig. 5, so asto hold the coile springs34and 3,'5 :under compression. The .re/airing ofthe tensionof the wire for any cause will permit said coiled springs to force 4said rods down-- Ward, so "that theirdowerends lshall .force the dogs 36 and 37 into clutching .engagement with thecolumn members 118-and 19, andv support the. carriageuntil the Wire is repaired or again secured -to -the bobbin. The dogs '36: and 37are normally held out of engagement Withthe columnmembers by the springs :38.

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The .crane mechanism C .consists of the members 40 and 41. The member 40 is braced, as shown, and the Vmember 41 isof-v triangular form, so that each memberis of a constructionlaf't'ording the greatest stiifness for the least Weight. The crane member 40 is mounted betweenthe fixed centers 42 and 43 and in vturn carries thecenters 44and 45, between which the crane member 41 'is mounted. The fixed guide-wheel 46 and the guide-wheel 47, mounted on the crane memer 40, are so positioned that the strand of wire assing between them is in alinement Witht e centers 4,2and 43. The guide-Wheel 47 andthe guide-Wheel 48 on the othermember of the crane are-so ositioned that fthe strand of wire etween them is 2in assing .alinement with t e centers 44 and 45. I providea small guide-roller, as at 48, to support the strandof wire running from the wheel 48 to :the wheel 49, the latter being a winding guide-Wheel mounted on the front of the= All of said guide-Wheels 46, 47, 48,

crane. and 49 overhang their bearingsand are provided with flanges of different depths, as shown, so as to facilitate the placing of the Wire upon them by the operator.

The crane la ging device D, whereby the lie crane are causedto lag be hind the .strand of Wire being Wound, may, consist of la 4-sp1*ing-finger .50, :fixed Ato xthe' movements. of -t crane member 41- and provided with aleather pad 51, pressed by the spring of said finger .against the horizontal plate 52. Saidpad is preferably located in alinement with the strand of wire running from the Windingguide 49 to the bobbin. In this manner as thev Winding-guide 49 makes its traverses the strand running from the guide to the bobbin 'being Wound moves in a substantially vertical'plane parallel to the axis of the bobbin, the lagging force -of rthe friction of the-pad 51 1.on .the plate 52 is exerted substantially in vsaid plane.

The spindle mechanism E consists of the head and vtaillchucks 53 .and .-54, between which the .coil-receiver or bobbin is clamped ,and Which are driven-and provided, respeczti'vely, with the cone-pulleys 55 and 56, .driven .by a lbelt from an overhead countershaft, :the direction of-movement of which is rreversible. The two chucks are geared to- ,gether bythe gears 57, 58, and 59 60 and the shaftzl.

The operation is as follows: -Since the crane supports the axis of -the winding guide- ;wheel 49=1n suchfmannerasto have substan- ;tial freedom of movement in a horizontal plane, the strand of wire beino' wound .will controlthe position of said guide not merely .during the several traverses, but also by the contact of the strand with the heads of the Abobbin it will control the-change from one traverse to the next. This control causes the strand running from the guide-wheel lto the bobbin to move in planes-substantially arallel withfthe axis of the bobbin, and the Tagging mechanism tends to retard the movement of theguide in these planes, so that the strand keeps very slightly ahead ofthe wheel. This tendsto prevent the piling up of the -wire `at `the end of the traverse. ln large gages of wire a very powerful atension is requisite; but the construction is such that any degree of tension that may be .required can be supplied -by the Weight 25. Assoon as the Windinghas proceeded far enough to raise the weightedframe 23 to a point where a further supply isrequired from the supplyspool said frame -by releasing the brake from :t

e supply-spool will permit such Vadditional Vwire to be furnished without in any way interrupting the winding orswuarye Wirebeing wound is defectively insulated, it will be nec- -essary to reverse the belt drivingthe bobbin to enable the wire to be unwound and repaired. This reversing may be done in -any suitable manner, as by moving a shipper-rod, such as is employed in reversing an enginelathe. Whenever the operator reverses the belt driving the bobbin, the descent of the weighted frame 23 will automatically reverse the supply-spool to theextent that 4may vbe ,necessary .to .rewind .the wire :given off by .the

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' bobbin. If at any time the wire becomes broken or disconnected from the bobbin, the safety-clutch will hold the weighted frame from falling.

The multifolding of the Wire for the support of the weighted frame possesses many advantages, such as the storage of a greater quantity of wire to meet the demands of both the forward and backward winding and also the decrease of the strains upon the wire due tothe inertia or momentum at starting or stopping of either the spindle or the supply-spool.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a winding-machine, the combination with the frame thereof, of a revolving coilreceiver adapted to receive the material to be wound, a winding-guide, a frame supported by the multifolding of the material being wound, and guides along which said frame is adapted to slide.

2. In a winding-machine in combination, a revolving coil-receiver, a winding-guide, a sliding member supported by the material being Wound, the movements of which member pay out or take up ythe material under tenslon, guides for the-sliding member and means whereby the supply-spool is controlled by said member.

3. In a winding-machine in combination, the revolving coil-receiver, the windingguide, a member supported by the material being wound, the movements of which member pay out or take up the material under tension, a brake on the supply-spool, and means whereby said brake is controlled by said member without substantial variation of tension.

4. In a winding-machine, the combination with the frame thereof, of a material-supplying device, a revolving coil-receiver, and means for paying out or taking up the material under tension, such means including guides and a member sliding on said guides interposed between the material-supplying device and the revolving coil-receiver, said member being supported bythe material extending from the supplying device to the coilreceiver.

5. In a Winding-machine, the combination with the frame thereof, of a supplying device, a coil-receiver, a winding-guide, guides, and a movable frame sliding on said guides and located between the supplying device and the winding-guide and supported by the material being wound, the movements of said frame paying out or taking up the material under tension.

6. In a winding-machine, in combination, the revolving coil-receiver, the winding-guide, a member, the movements of which pay out or take up the wire under tension, mechanthe supplyspool and means ism for reversing Y mechanism 1s controlled by whereby said said member.

7. In a winding-machine, in combination, the revolving coil-receiver, the winding-guide, a reciprocating member, the movements of which pay out or vtalre u the Wire under tension, and means whereby the movement of said member is arrested by the relaxing of tension.

8. In a winding-machine, in combination, the revolvin coil-receiver, the Winding-guide, a member, t e movements of which pay out or take u the wire under tension, a brake on the supp y-spool and mechanism for reversing the supply-spool and means whereby both said brake and said mechanism are controlled by said member.

9. In a winding-machine, in combination, the revolving coil-receiver,tl1eWin -guide, a reciprocatlng member, the movements of which pay out or take u the Wire under tension, means whereby t e movement of the supply-spool is controlled by said member and mechanism whereby the movement of said member is arrested by the release oftension.

10. In a winding-machine, in combination, the revolving coil-receiver, the Winding-guide, mechanism for supporting the guide whereby its traversing movements are substantially free to be controlled by the pull of the strand being wound and a guide lagging device.

- 1 l. In a winding-machine, in combination, the revolvingcoil-receiver, the winding-guide, mechanism for supporting the guide whereby its traversing movements are substantially free to be controlled by the pull of the strand being Wound, a guide lagging device operating in approximate alinement with the strand belng wound.

12. In a winding-machine, in combination, the revolving coil-receiver, the Winding-guide, mechanism for supporting the guide whereby its traversing movements cause the strand to move in substantially vertical planes parallel to the axis of the coil-receiver and are substantially free to be controlled by the pull of the strand being wound, a sup ly spool holder and a member interposed) between said holder and said supporti .1g mechanism by the movements of which. the wire ispaid out or taken up without substantial variation of tension.

13. In a winding-machine, in combination, the revolving coil-receiver, the guide, mechanism for supporting the guide whereby its traversing movements cause the strand to move in substantially vertical planes parallel to the axis of the coil-receiver and are substantially free to be'controlled by the ull of the strand being wound, a member y the movement of which the wire is paid out or taken up and means whereby the supply- IOO IIO

spool is-oontrolled .bythe movements of said In testimony -Whereof I have hereunto member withoutsubstantialvariation oftensigned my name 'in the presence of two sblo sion. I b v l sor'ibing witnesses.

14. n com ination -a coi -receiver a sup- 5 ply-holder, a member suspended -by the ARCHIBALD D' SCOTT' strand and means whereby the movement of `Witnessesz the su ply-holder intaking up or paying out .J. A. MILLER, Jr., stran `isoontrolled by said member. ADA E. HAGERTY. 

